Space the Scientific Basis of Altruism and Religion," Hinton says: . . . When we come upon infinity in any mode of our thought, it is a sign that that mode of thought is dealing with a higher reality than it is adapted for, and in struggling to represent...A New Era of Thought - Page 94by Charles Howard Hinton - 1888 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book

...to say — in the chapter "Space the Scientific Basis of Altruism and Religion," Hinton says: . . . When we come upon infinity in any mode of our thought,...struggling to represent it, can only do so by an infinite ncmber of terms (of realities of a higher order). Truly what is infinity, as the ordinary mind represents...